Pannamparai Madathi Amman Temple, Thoothukudi

Address

Pannampari,

Thoothukudi District,

Tamil Nadu 628701.

Amman

Madathi

Introduction

Pannamparai Temple is an amman temple located in the Pannampari village, in Thoothikkudi distirct, Tamilnadu. Madathiamman is one of the women deities. A temple has been set up for him at Pannampara in Thoothukudi district. A woman named Madathi was honourably murdered by her seven brothers. Since the murder was carried out on false suspicion, the heirs of the brothers have been building a temple to the shrine. The Temple is believed to be 400 years old. Pannampara is on the way from Thiruchendur to Sathankulam.

Puranic Significance

The Murugesa Pandian-Muthupechiyammal couple had seven sons. They approached the hereditary incinerator to have a baby girl. The next year a girl was born to them. They named it Madathi and brought it up.

Madathi was the youngest sister of seven brothers. After the early expiry of her parents, her brothers looked after her well. A rich man called Vadavedu Mirasudar, her brothers gave her in marriage to a person in the nearby village. The rich Mirasdar started visiting the village where Madathi was living often and her husband became jealous, once when Madathi went to attend a festival in a nearby village, her son wanted to ride in the giant wheel. When Madathi and her son got in to it, the Mirasdar who was there also got in to the same coach as her. When her brothers came to know about it, they felt that Madathi has insulted their family and chopped off her head. The head of Madathi which fell on the earth cursed her brothers that, their children also would become orphans like her son. Slowly one by one all her brothers died and the entire village which found fault with her was completely destroyed. Her Village Cherankulam built a temple for her at the spot where she was killed. The temple which was a hut for the past two hundred years has now been built as a strong temple. In this temple, on Deepavali, the idol is anointed with oil and water, dressed in fresh silk, and worshiped with a layer of sweet and savoury dishes. She has become the Clan Goddess for many people in the village .One peculiarity of this temple are that sacrificing animals never take place there as she had ordered her people like that. Daily the priest anoints her with one big pot of water and Closes down the temple. Her devotees are trying their best to start normal worship for her. Since the house of her priest is in the same village, devotees can go any day and worship the Goddess.

Beliefs

The goddess, who has a lot of affection for leaving her children, immediately gives the child to those who ask for blessings and immerses them in a sea of joy.